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Ben Andrews

2 years

This week I featured on ITV’s @GranadaReports , talking access, inclusion and my new series of children’s picture books, Better Places, to support just that 📺 👊🏻 You can watch the full piece here and pre-order the book featured using the link in my bio 😁

Visually impaired author hopes book will help youngsters rethink cluttered roads | ITV News

Two million people in the UK experience sight loss and with it comes a whole host of barriers. | ITV News Granada

www.itv.com

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Ben Andrews

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3 years

Disabled people don’t ‘overcome their disability’. When disabled people succeed, what they overcome are societal barriers. Important to acknowledge and reframe in this way if we are to shift perceptions and raise awareness of what really disables people 🚫 🌎

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11 months

Given many disabled people can’t drive, you’d think we’d have accessibility on buses sorted – but we we’re far from it If we were to design from scratch, how could we make buses better for disabled people? I’ll go first…

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Always found it interesting how activities become therapies when disabled people attend. Fancy a swim in warm water? Hydrotherapy 🏊‍♀️ Enjoy crafts? That’s arts therapy 🎨 Love to dance around to music and use instruments? Music therapy 🎶 Complete medicalisation 👨🏻‍⚕️

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Ben Andrews

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11 months

Audio and visual signalling It can be hard work for many disabled people trying to figure out if you’re coming up or, even worse, have already gone past your stop Making audio and visual signalling standard on buses would make journeys much less uncertain and stessful

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Ben Andrews

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3 years

Disabled people shouldn’t only be expected to access services or offers with words ‘disabled’, ‘disability’ and ‘inclusive’ in them. Disabled people should be able to access whatever they want. That’s what we should be working towards.

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Ben Andrews

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11 months

Bus drivers Bus drivers can make an inaccessible bus more accessible or 100 times worse Regular mandatory training would help bus drivers increase awareness, understand how to best support disabled people and reduce many of the barriers they face on buses

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 months

“How do you go blind?” This was a question I was asked during a recent primary school Q&A After my answer, it didn’t take long for the children to want to share their thoughts on how people go blind Here are my top three favourites…

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

11 months

Seating Wheelchair users are still only allocated two seats per bus and these can be taken up by prams, luggage and all sorts of other things If we reduced seating to enable more people to stand, this would create more space for wheelchairs and others who need it

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Ben Andrews

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3 years

Two-years ago, one in five employers said they’d be very apprehensive in appointing a disabled person to a senior position. Two years on, one in five employers wouldn’t hire a disabled person at all. We are going backwards and need change fast.

So now we know – one in five employers wouldn’t hire a disabled person | James Moore

New figures suggest that the government isn’t going to achieve its stated aim of reducing the disability employment gap by crossing its fingers

www.independent.co.uk

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Ben Andrews

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2 years

Disabled people aren’t hard to reach Your method of reaching them just might not be the right one

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Ben Andrews

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4 years

‘Disabled-friendly’ is such a mad term. Imagine calling places ‘religion-friendly’ because they have a prayer room in 😂 Tell us about your features. Disabled people will will decide whether it’s friendly or not.

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Ben Andrews

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3 years

I asked the love of my life and my best mate to marry me last night. She said yes! I’m buzzing and so excited for our future.

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 months

Please note, all children were very right – these things can affect your eyesight So make sure you’re wearing your shades on sunny days, keeping a check on your screen time and steering clear of poo What have children’s ideas been about your condition or impairment?

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 years

“You can all read so I won’t bother reading it out.” is quite an assumption. It’s likely there are people in the room who don’t have the literacy skills or sight to read your PowerPoint. If you’re going to include it, read and describe it aloud 🗣

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 months

Rubbing cat poo in your eyes Clearly a Bear Grylls or Steve Irwin of the future This statement was said with absolute conviction and complete disregard for the obvious disgust it caused his classmate For him, it’s just nature and knowledge worth sharing One to watch

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

7 months

Tactile paving was created to help blind and visually impaired people get around streets safely But implemented in the wrong way, it can create just as many issues as any other design feature So, how can we make tactile paving better? I’ll go first…

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Ben Andrews

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4 years

Day seven of #AccessibleAdvent 🎅🎄☃️ Automatic doors with a beep or a swoosh🚪🔊↔️ enable blind and visually impaired people to gauge when the doors open and close 👌there's nothing fun about face-planting a partially opened door 🤕 🤦🏻‍♂️ #MakeSomeNoise 🙌

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Ben Andrews

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1 year

@neilmcrowther I wonder if anyones done a risk assessment on the impact of taking away this purpose and joy?

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 months

Looking at the sun for too long The benefits of sun gazing as a meditative practice debunked in seconds by a six year old He’s no time for that type of nonsense. It’s bad for your eyesight and that’s that. Pull up your socks, grab your packed lunch and attack the school day

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 years

Create spaces which enable disabled people to speak for themselves on their own terms, not be spoken for or about. Disabled people are the experts.

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

2 years

Always find the “sorry, disabled people are just not one of our priority groups for now” such a bizarre thing to feel comfortable enough to say 😅 Let’s replace disabled people with any other demographic. If that feels awkward, it likely should for disabled people too.

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 months

Playing video games Theres obviously some video gaming related issues at play here I’m not one for bringing home life problems into the school place, but it’s good to know he’s got people around him giving him sound advice and support I wish him all the best in his recovery

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

4 years

UPDATE: I’ve been contacted and this bollard will now be removed 🙌🏼

Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

4 years

Can any design experts out there tell me what the point of this post is? Easy enough for any vehicle to get around but would make life difficult for wheelchair users who’d have to go on the grass and disorientating for visually impaired people attempting to follow a pathed route

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 years

Involving disabled people in your design process as early as possible increases potential uptake of your offer, promotes accessibility and inclusion and supports disabled people to live the life they want. Why wouldn’t you? 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

4 years

Why in 2020 is equality for disabled people dependent on proactive individuals or people kicking up enough of a fuss to force change? As long as equality is left to chance inequality will always exist.

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 years

There's a misconception that yellow is a magic colour for making things easier to see. Like any colour, this only works if it contrasts with the things around it. Keep colour contrasting to make objects and points of interest easier to identify ⚫🟡

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

10 months

Sign posts can make getting around streets difficult for some disabled people They take up pavement space, are another obstacle for people to navigate and can sometimes be pretty pointless But, if we’re going to have them, how can we make sign posts better? I’ll go first…

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 years

A new spot for disabled people in @53two ’s, Manchester with staff trained in British Sign Language, tactile card readers and dropped bar tops 🙌🏼 I’ll drink to that 🍻 Invest in access and disabled will invest in you 🤝

The new Manchester bar where staff can take your order using sign language

Accessibility in Manchester's on the up.

themanc.com

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

2 years

A fresh old Sunday morning spent filming for a video on how a relatively small change could encourage use of cycles of all shapes and sizes and open up cycling to more people 🚴‍♂️ 👀 🤷🏻‍♂️ Thanks to @CyclingProjects for lending a hand (or cycle) 🤝 👊

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 years

In London this week and got told my “Northernness is overwhelming” and I’ll absolutely take that.

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

1 year

Our current accessibility symbol is far from reflective of the whole disabled community It causes confusion and leads to many disabled people being abused for using things they’re entitled to use If we were to revamp the logo, what do you think would work? I’ll go first…

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 years

I’M GOING TO BE A CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK AUTHOR! 📚 🥳 🤩 😆 ❤️ I’m over the moon to be finally able to share this news with you all 😁 Thanks to @TinyTreeBooks and everyone who has supported me so far 👍 and be sure to stay tuned for all things book related 📻 😁 #PB #kidlit

Tiny Tree Books 📕

@TinyTreeBooks

3 years

Welcome to the family, @BenAndrewsINC ! Debut author Ben Andrews has signed with us for a series of #picturebooks w/ a focus on disability and improving the world around us for disabled people. Huge thanks to @TheBookseller for sharing the news first 👉

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

2 years

The bad, the ugly and the potentially good for bus travel with a visual impairment 🚌 🔊 😁 Sign the petition to make audio notifications at bus stops the standard and make travel by bus accessible to more people - 📃 ✍️ 👊 #DisabilityTwitter

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 years

It’s #DisabilityPrideMonth 🥳 here’s to all disabled people cracking on in a world that largely isn’t designed for them and still absolutely smashing it 💥 We’ll get there 💭 👊

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 years

Wouldn’t it be good if we stopped creating ‘special’ for disabled people and worked to adjust the mainstream, where the majority of opportunities are and where the majority of disabled people want to be 🤔 💭

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 years

It’s great to see our Mayor ⁦ @AndyBurnhamGM ⁩ pushing for accessible train stations in #GM . To do this we must go above and beyond that what is required by the DDA – although I can’t believe 26-years on they’re still not up to this level.

Burnham calls for all Greater Manchester stations to be made accessible by 2025

If re-elected the mayor will press Network Rail to hand over control of more stations - or face legal action

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

4 years

Can any design experts out there tell me what the point of this post is? Easy enough for any vehicle to get around but would make life difficult for wheelchair users who’d have to go on the grass and disorientating for visually impaired people attempting to follow a pathed route

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

7 months

Material Similarly, planners and developers shouldn’t get creative with material for tactile paving Like use of these metal studs which burn guide dogs paws in the heat and become slippery when wet Stick to concrete to avoid these issues

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

2 months

Accessibility appreciation post The consistency in pavement colour and material Contrast between the pavement, curbs and tactile Greenery not intruding onto the walk way No bollards, signs or posts Modern, clean Magnificent Islington, Chapel Street, Salford

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 years

Big day for me as I step into the role of Managing Director at Beyond Empower, something I’ve been working towards for many years. We’ve got big ambitions, a great team and I’m so excited for the future 💭 👊

Beyond Empower

@BeyondEmpowerUK

3 years

Today is the day! Beyond Empower is officially an independent Community Interest Company. We have a shiny new look and are growing by the day but our mission remains the same, to enable disabled people to live healthy, active lives. Watch this space - the future is exciting! 🚀

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

2 years

I wasn’t smiling like this by the end of it but what a day at the Manchester Marathon The atmosphere, set-up and everyone who turned out to support were fantastic and definitely got me through a few tough miles In saying that, I will not be doing another one in a hurry 😅

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Ben Andrews

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11 months

While you’re here, why not support helping children understand how to make places better for disabled people? This is exactly what my children’s picture book, Better Places Nicky and Candy’s Street aims to do You can get your copy here

Nicky and Candy's Street a book by Ben Andrews and Charlotte Jenkins.

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uk.bookshop.org

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 years

People can be both disabled by society and disabled by their bodies – that’s fine to acknowledge. But the largely adopted narrative is the latter definition which reduces any accountability for society to acknowledge it’s disabling influence. That’s the issue.

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 years

I wonder if the increase in the number of disabled people due to long COVID will have any impact on societies perception and treatment of disabled people? Similar to how people coming back from war disabled did 🤔 A ‘minority’ grows 📈

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 years

Consult with disabled people on how to effectively consult with disabled people. All of the answers are there but you'll never know them if your consultation methods exclude.

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

2 years

Honoured to be featured in The Shaw Trusts #DisabilityPower100 listing as one of the top 100 most influential disabled people in the UK for their Community Action category 👊🏻 Well done to everyone else and I’ll look forward to celebrating with you all on 12th September 🍾 🥳

Shaw Trust

@ShawTrust

2 years

Congratulations to the 25 heroes shortlisted for this year's #DisabilityPower100 in the Community Action category! @BenAndrewsINC , Martin Austin, Joanne Austin, Dr Halima Begum, @Vidyamala , Lee Ellery, @CorHutton , @BethKumeHolland , @ciarale01 , Vicci Livingstone-Thompson.

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Ben Andrews

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3 years

My series of picture books, Better Places, will be released late 2022 and will offer a playful, interactive insight into the barriers disabled people face with the opportunity for the reader to put them right 📚 💭 Until then, here’s taste of Better Places… @TinyTreesBooks 🌱

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 years

Everyone’s different, disabled or not, most will acknowledge that. Referring to disabled people as differently-abled implies that their difference is so much beyond the realms or normality or acceptability that it needs to be explicitly pointed out. Not nice, or right. Stop it.

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

7 months

Colour Tactile paving is not an opportunity for planners and developers to get creative with colour For example, using grey tactile paving which blends in for some blind and visually impaired people Stick to yellow and red tactile paving for the greatest contrast

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 years

“making society fairer has been dominated by "fashion" and not "facts".” Ok, here’s the facts, Liz: Disabled people twice as likely to be unemployed. 31% of disabled people live in poverty. Disabled people die 15-20 years earlier. FACTS, not fashion.

Equality debate can't be led by fashion, says minister Liz Truss

UK equality law is too focused on race, age, religion and disability, says Liz Truss.

www.bbc.com

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 years

Disabled people don’t always need or want specialist. The majority want to be able to access mainstream offers and services. With a few often minor tweaks (if any) you’ve got a new market. Why wouldn’t you?

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 years

@Esther_Leighton Therapy 🤦🏻‍♂️ everything becomes a therapy. Exercise becomes physiotherapy. Swimming hydrotherapy. Riding horses is equine therapy. Trampolining rebound therapy. Not to say these things aren’t therapeutic but rarely marketed in this way for non-disabled people. Medicalisation 👨🏻‍⚕️

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Ben Andrews

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1 year

It’s publication day! 📖 🥳 From today, Nicky and Candy’s Street will be on the physical and virtual shelves It still feels surreal that I’ve managed to get a book out on a topic I’m so passionate about in accessibility Thanks to everyone who’s made it happen and supported 🙏

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

7 months

Co-development Tactile paving can be laid in the wrong place, overused or it’s use in particular areas be detrimental to access for blind and visually impaired people This could all solved by liaising with blind and visually impaired people early in the design process

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

11 months

@Bunnyaimee That sounds ideal. There was, and may still be, a button to open the bus door from the outside when I was younger. Surely the same tech could be applied to a ramp.

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

2 years

Mate, we’re in Waterstones! 🤩 😯 😻 It feels absolutely bizarre to have something I’ve worked on in Waterstones 📚 I queued for Harry Potter there when I was a kid and now we’re in there 🧙‍♂️ 😭 😂 Thanks to @Waterstones for the stock and @TinyTreeBooks for the link 📕 🙏 🌱

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

2 years

Instead of immediately knocking disabled people back from your business or service for fear of it being inaccessible, ask what it’d take to make it accessible. It’s likely much easier than you think and you have an expert in front of you to advise. What’s there to lose?

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Ben Andrews

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3 months

@IanMacrae1 Oh yeah there were lots of random questions and comments to. “Do you have a dog?” sparked 5 minutes of children sharing what pets they had 😂

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 years

Are there any disabled voice over artists out there who’d like to help me out with an animated promotional video or anyone who could point me in the direction of? Work would be paid, of course.

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

11 months

@LithgowTodd Bologna looks great; including the street scape. There’s lots we could learn.

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

2 years

So pleased to pick up the Disability Champion Award 🏆 😁 Thanks to Councillor @Joanne13Harding for always supporting the work of Beyond Empower 🤝 We’ll look forward to continuing to work towards accessible and inclusive leisure with you for disabled people in Trafford 👊🏻

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Ben Andrews

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2 years

Big 30 today 🥳 yamas 🍻

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 years

Day 23 of #AccessibleAdvent 🎅 🎄 ☃️ Offer help, don’t impose it 🤝 offering help to a disabled person will almost always be appreciated, but imposing it can feel patronising, condescending and could be dangerous - it also might just not be needed 🤷🏻‍♂️ #JustAskDontGrab ❓

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Ben Andrews

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1 year

Salford Uni with top tier door signage

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

2 months

This helpful tactile way-finder guides you over the bridge just off Trinity Way, Manchester It can be picked up visually, underfoot or by white white cane to guide your route and avoid the surrounding infrastructure It’d be nice to see similar used more widely on our streets

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

4 years

Would accountants be expected to do a companies accounts for free? No? Then why are disabled people so often expected to do access audits free of charge? Expertise is expertise. Disabled people, know your worth.

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

4 years

“So much is not known about disability and so much feared. I can understand that because if we’re not everywhere, if access and attitudes means we don’t get to mingle and be in the same places as everyone else, then how do you know who we are?”

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Ben Andrews

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3 years

Awareness days should transition to action days once they reach a certain point i.e. awareness has been raised. We can be as aware as we want but what are we doing about it? Action days everyday would be even better.

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

7 months

Our first in-person GM Moving Commitment to Inclusion for Disabled People meeting A collective of people working to make active lives possible for all disabled people in Greater Manchester Thanks for helping shape where we go and what we do next

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 years

People’s interpretation of the word disability and disabled needs to change from medical to social model thinking if we’re to see any real progress. Otherwise, good intentions or not, people are seen as having ‘issues’ rather than society. We can do much more about the latter.

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Ben Andrews

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4 years

@sairasameerarao What’s the balance with representation? I want to ensure people from a range of diverse backgrounds are included in my writing and have been advised that I should be doing this. How can this be done if I’m limited to the my own experience? Should it be attempted?

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

2 years

Prepping an employability session for young people with visual impairments Growing up with a visual impairment, there tends to be heavy focus on what you can’t do for work Im looking forward to pushing back with a different perspective and story to tell

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

2 years

Not as excited as me 😁 😆 🥳

Tiny Tree Books 📕

@TinyTreeBooks

2 years

We're incredibly excited to be working with @BenAndrewsInc on his debut children's book series. 'Better Places' is a four-book series focused on how the world around them can be improved for the benefit of disabled people. Read more about it here:

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Ben Andrews

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3 years

We can’t make changes on the off-chance disabled people might want access is an excuse I hear regularly as a way to rationalise inaccessibility. Have we ever thought disabled people might only come by on the off-chance because of how inaccessible the space is?

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Ben Andrews

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3 years

29 today 🥳 and couldn’t be more grateful for the people, life and opportunities that I have. Excited for the future. Roll on 30 😬 👊

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Ben Andrews

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2 years

Amazing to be featured on the @ShawTrust #DisabilityPower100 as one of the most influential disabled people in the UK 🏆 👌🏼 But the real win was getting to meet so many brilliant people also featured – in the flesh too! 🤩 🤝 Well done, everyone. We’ll keep at it 👊🏻

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

4 years

These people weren’t vulnerable until hostile staff started kicking and slapping them. The narrative around vulnerability needs to change. People aren’t vulnerable until they are in an environment which makes them so.

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Ben Andrews

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3 years

As accessible as you’re offer might be, you can’t just build it and expect disabled people to come. Be proactive in your approach to engaging disabled people, ensure your marketing is accessible and reaching relevant spaces and provide assurance of a good experience.

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 years

Pitying disabled people does little beyond making the giver of pity feel some kind of warped appreciation of their own life. Instead of pity, advocate and take action against the inequalities disabled people face – a much more useful and positive use of time and energy 🤝

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

4 years

Today marks 25-years since the passing of the Disability Discrimination Act (1995), later replaced by the Equality Act (2010), making discrimination against disabled people illegal. Despite theses laws, disabled people still face inequality today. My latest video explores 👇🏼

Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

4 years

New | Today is the ten-year anniversary of the Equality Act legislation to ensure equal rights for all, so why do disabled people still face so much inequality? 💭 Full video - (03:52) #BSL interpretation - @AntonyRsli #equality #equalrights

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Ben Andrews

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2 years

A potentially unpopular opinion and something I’ve advocated against for many years but referring to facilities for disabled people as disabled e.g., disabled toilets, parking bays and changing rooms, makes more sense than referring to them as accessible (1/5)

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Ben Andrews

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4 years

It’s the ten-year anniversary of the Equality Act 🥳 For those old enough to really appreciates it, has anything significant changed compared to before its introduction?

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Ben Andrews

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10 months

First day honeymooning in Iceland. The blue lagoon is amazing. Fermented shark I’m not quite there with.

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Ben Andrews

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11 months

@blindandb0ujee I’m with you! There seems to be a tendency to just go with brand colours without much thought to contrast. Both can be done.

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Ben Andrews

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4 years

New | Today is the ten-year anniversary of the Equality Act legislation to ensure equal rights for all, so why do disabled people still face so much inequality? 💭 Full video - (03:52) #BSL interpretation - @AntonyRsli #equality #equalrights

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Ben Andrews

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4 years

@sairasameerarao Also if white people are only able to write about white characters, how can they be slammed for a lack of diversity? Would all of the characters in the one story have to be white? Is this just a white / black thing or does it extend to other characteristics?

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 years

My nana got me a lemon drizzle cake this year instead of an Easter egg 🤷🏻‍♂️ Is this the type of sick thing that starts to happen as you get older? Where’s my Terry’s chocolate Orange, mate? 🤨

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 years

Girlfriend’s done this wall panelling in my office 👌🏼 what a woman, and surely one of very few people who’ve ever asked for a circular hand saw for their birthday 😅🤣

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

4 years

Disabled people face additional costs of living (£583 / month), an inability to save due to benefit policies (no more than £6000 / year) on top of costs of everyday life, all of which contribute to many disabled people being trapped in poverty. @samrenke shares her experience.

Samantha Renke

@SamanthaRenke

4 years

My latest @MetroOpinion now live looking at the every increasing price of life with a disability- please give it a share 🙏🏻 @andrewrtalent @ScopeForChange @scope #Disability #disabilityawareness #disabilitypricetag

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

1 year

Kicking the GM Moving Conference off in the right way – with a bit of dance from The Dave’s at DanceSyndromeUK 💃 🕺🏻 A great way to set the tone for the rest of the day and amazing ending solo performance by Dave 👏 #GMMoving @DanceSyndromeUK @GmMoving

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

2 years

Obligatory airport brew and we’re off to Switzerland for a week 🇨🇭 🍻 See you in a Toblerone or two 🍫 🤤

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

8 months

I spent today at Salford CVS’s Annual Conference with this years focus justice for disabled people A great event to explore have we can work towards a more equitable Salford for disabled people I’m pleased I could be part of it and Nicky and Candy got to make an appearance too

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 years

I’ve been to the gym everyday this week and it’s the most alive I’ve felt in months. Since lockdown, I’ve been on the home workout and one place all day efficiency band wagon but there’s something about getting out there in a different space. It’s done me the world of good 👌🏼

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 years

New | In the wake of the #NationalDisabilityStrategy , it’s important we check our understanding of the word disabled and acknowledge the true meaning(s) of the term. My take. #BSL @AntonyRsli 🤟 Full video - #DisabilityTwitter

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 years

First run of 2021 done 😅 felt lethargic, heavy and definitely wasn’t getting a PB but all In the tank for @REDJanuaryUK – and imagine how I’ll fly when this Christmas pud comes off 🏃🏻‍♂️ 🚀 😂 Kersal Wetlands providing as per 👌🏼

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 years

Deaf man given DNR order without his consent because of ‘‘communication difficulties’. If a hearing person was put in a room full of d / Deaf people they’d be the one with communication difficulties. Would they be given a DNR?🧐 I think not.

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

4 years

Good to see our offices swapping out the yellow wet floor signs for black ones to contrast better with the floor. Small changes make a big difference; like reducing the chances of me volleying them across reception 😂 ⚫️ ⚪️ ✅

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Ben Andrews

@BenAndrewsINC

3 years

The perception that services must go above and beyond for disabled people is a massive barrier to access and inclusion. It puts people off making the changes before they've even started. Small changes are often all that are needed, often not requiring much effort or resource.

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